Antonyms for owl

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oul

Phonetic Transcription : aʊl

law
police

Definition of owl

Origin : Old English ule "owl," from Proto-Germanic *uwwalon- (cf. Middle Dutch, Dutch uil, Old High German uwila, German Eule, Old Norse ugla), a diminutive of PIE root *u(wa)l-, which is imitative of a wail or an owl's hoot (cf. Latin ulula "owl;" cf. also ululation). The bird was employed proverbially and figuratively in reference to nocturnal habits, ugliness, and appearance of gravity and wisdom (often ironic).

As in thief : noun person who steals
As in burglar : noun person who steals
As in larcenist : noun stealer
As in pilferer : noun larcenist
As in purloiner : noun larcenist
As in stealer : noun larcenist

Example sentences :

And he winked and blinked at stout Friar Tuck like an owl at the sun.
Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

This, with coffee, followed a good supper of boiled partridge and owl.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

It is possible that in snaring the owl we have caught the falcon.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

You ought to be dozing half the day—and instead you're as wide awake as an owl.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Then the rat went away, and the owl did as the rat had instructed him.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

An owl had put by for next day the remains of something dainty which he had to eat.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

"I'd be badly in want of a bird, though, to give a groat for an owl," said Csar.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Others being present, Billy was silent as an owl at noonday.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

“You should find some shelter from the cold night,” said the owl.
Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico

He crawled away from the owl and the branch, and he rested on a pile of twigs.
Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico

Synonyms for owl

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